May 25 2012 7:52 PM ET
Brazil Civil Unions Bill Advances
May 25 2012 9:33 AM ET
Petition Urges Dictionary.com to Update Marriage Definition
More than 80,000 people have signed on to a petition urging Dictionary.com to expand its definition o
May 24 2012 9:24 AM ET
Colombian Court Approves Adoption by American Gay Man
In a landmark decision, Colombia’s highest constitutional court has
May 23 2012 9:26 AM ET
In Tehran, Clandestine LGBT Pride
May 22 2012 3:26 PM ET
Malawi President Faces Opposition in Efforts to Repeal Antigay Laws
Malawi's new president is facing stiff opposition to her recent pledge to repeal national laws that criminalize homosexuality, the Christian Science Monitor reports. In a speech to parliament last week, President Joyce Banda, who earlier this month succeeded President Bingu wa Mutharika following his April 5 death, said that so-called "unnatural acts" laws were unjust and had strained diplomatic relationships.
May 21 2012 3:02 PM ET
Bisexual Malawian Woman Fights to Stay in Scotland With Her Children
Angeline Pirira Mwafulirwa says her daughters could be subjected to genital mutilation in Malawi.
May 21 2012 1:36 PM ET
106-Year-Old Trans Woman Addresses Burmese LGBT Rally
The nation's capital hosts its first ever event for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
May 21 2012 12:03 PM ET
Disturbing Image Spreads of Gay Leader Beaten by Nazis
Neo-nazis descend on Kiev to disrupt a Pride festival.
May 21 2012 8:34 AM ET
Ukranian Gay Activist Beaten
May 21 2012 8:21 AM ET
Zimbabwe Rejects Calls for LGBT Rights
During United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay’s first-ever visit to Zimbabwe, country officials have rejected calls for basic LGBT rights in the African nation, the Associated Press reports. According to the AP, Zimbabwe's justice minister, Patrick Chinamasa, told Pillay at the start of her visit that the country will continue to arrest gays for same-sex relations, which are illegal in the country.
May 16 2012 7:47 PM ET
UAE Sentences, Deports Two Men for 'Fondling'
The men face deportation for allegedly hooking up in a car.
May 16 2012 6:22 PM ET
Danish Priest Apologizes After Refusing to Perform Lesbian's Funeral
The priest's actions did not go over well in liberal Denmark.
May 09 2012 11:13 AM ET
ABC News to Interview Obama as Gay Marriage Question Persists
The buzz is certainly growing in Washington, D.C., over President Obama's scheduled Wednesday afternoon interview with ABC News, where he is likely to be pressed on his gay marriage stance.
